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Included in the December 31, 2015, Jacobi Company balance sheet was the following shareholders’ equity section:

Jacobi Company

Balance Sheet (Shareholders' Equity)

December 31, 2015

1

Contributed Capital:

 

 

2

Preferred stock, 6%, $100 par

$200,000.00

 

3

Additional paid-in capital on preferred stock

12,000.00

$212,000.00

4

Common stock, $5 par

$150,000.00

 

5

Additional paid-in capital on common stock

240,000.00

390,000.00

6

Total contributed capital

 

$602,000.00

7

Retained earnings

 

627,000.00

8

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

9

Unrealized decrease in value of available-for-sale securities

 

(41,000.00)

10

Total contributed capital, retained earnings, and accumulated other comprehensive income

 

$1,188,000.00

11

Less: Treasury stock (1,000 shares of common stock at cost, acquired on 2/3/2015)

 

(20,000.00)

12

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

$1,168,000.00

The company engaged in the following stock transactions during 2016:

Jan.

4

Paid the semiannual dividend on the outstanding preferred stock and a $1.60 per share annual dividend on the outstanding common stock. These dividends had been declared on December 1, 2015.

5

Issued 500 shares of preferred stock at $110 per share.

22

Issued 4,000 shares of common stock at $23 per share.

Apr.

2

Reissued 700 shares of treasury stock at $24 per share.

May

14

Declared a 10% stock dividend on the outstanding common stock, payable on June 29. The common stock is currently selling for $25 per share.

Jun.

4

Declared the semiannual cash dividend on the outstanding preferred stock, payable on July 5.

29

Issued the stock dividend declared on May 14.

Jul.

5

Paid the cash dividend declared on June 4.

20

Split the common stock 2-for-1 and reduced the par value to $2.50 per share.

Aug.

3

Declared a property dividend, payable to common shareholders on September 14. The dividend consists of an available-for-sale investment in 50 Drot Company bonds. The bonds had been acquired for $45,000, but have a carrying value of $30,000. The bonds are currently selling for $20,000.

Sep.

14

Paid the property dividend declared on August 3.

Dec.

3

Declared the semiannual cash dividend on the outstanding preferred stock and a $0.90 per share annual dividend on the outstanding common stock.

Required:

1.

Prepare journal entries to record the preceding transactions.

2.

Prepare the December 31, 2016, shareholders’ equity section (assume that 2016 net income was $270,000).

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